Sign Painting
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Sign Painting occupation series (code 4104): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Painting and Paperhanging Family family, Sign Painting counts 77 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce; pay averages $73,223, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 77
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $73,223
- Avg tenure
- 15.4 yrs
FedScope read on Sign Painting (thin series)
Federal agencies employ 77 people in the Sign Painting occupation (OPM code 4104), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved sideways by 0.0% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.
Average tenure in Sign Painting runs 15.4 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $73,223 per year, down -0.3% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Sign Painting sits inside the Painting and Paperhanging Family family (code 41), which contains 3 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Sign Painting postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Painting and Paperhanging Family family.
Sign Painting makes up 2.1% of the 3,676 employees across the Painting and Paperhanging Family family, ranking #2 of 3 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Sign Painting pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$73,223
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-37.6%
Where Sign Painting ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $73,223 is higher than 30% of federal occupation series (160 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Sign Painting sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Sign Painting ranks higher than 30%.
Related Occupations in Painting and Paperhanging Family
2 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painting | 3,572 | $76,440 | 11.5 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Painting and Paperhanging | 27 | n/a | 14.9 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Sign Painting outside the Painting and Paperhanging Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (77 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($73,223 here).
Key takeaways
- Sign Painting pays below the federal average by 37.6% ($73,223 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 30th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 77 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Sign Painting ranks #497 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Sign Painting makes up 2.1% of the 3,676 employees across the Painting and Paperhanging Family family, ranking #2 of 3 occupations in that family by headcount.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.